DukeLax Ping. Must read ESPN Story...
Players take different approaches to life after scandal
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2491696
And maybe the team's group mentality was intimidating -- they'd often show up to parties and games en masse, a bunch of big, loud guys in lacrosse jerseys, all sharing the same inside jokes. If it was intimidating, they were largely unaware, and maybe that turned out to be a problem, too. When they discovered there were students and faculty harboring resentment, they were stunned. Duke, like any university, is a compilation of many subcultures, and the lacrosse players felt comfortable within theirs.
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I do take issue with the phrase 'group mentality'. How about 'the bonds formed among these team members?'
That being said, these kids are no different [ hear that Nifong? NO DIFFERENT] than any other group of college athletes. Many of these bonds will last forever. These 'hooligans' [as described by the nonaccusatory DA] are guilty of being a team, of working and playing hard and above all, something we should all be guilty of : standing up for the truth and with your friends.
Thank you, abb. That article covered the real story about the Duke Players very well. How a bleedin' freakin' lie, many lies, have started a huge fire which consumes innocent lives.